Tag Archives: pre-1944

July 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during July 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee; Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee; Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio holder; … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board, Local Board Reports | Tagged 1 Farnham Street, 1/4 Williamson Street, 109 Fanshawe, 12 York Street, 133-135 Ponsonby Road, 142-148 Beaumont Street, 145 Nelson, 15 Surrey Crescent, 15 Windsor Street, 150-154 Karangahape Road, 16 Mount Street, 16 Vinegar Lane, 160 Ponsonby Road, 2 Graham Street, 22 Sackville, 230 Ponsonby, 26 Poynton Terrace, 322-324 Karangahape, 33-35 Ponsonby Road, 36 Schofield Street, 38 Fort, 43 Bright Street, 50 Rose Road, 65 St Stephens Avenue, 67-101 Vincent Street, 70 Sale, 7C Seymour, 99 Brighton, Auckland, auckland council, Built Heritage Acquisitions Fund, Farnham Street, Foreshore trail, Fred Ambler, Fred Ambler Lookout, Gladstone Park, Heritage foreshore project, Heritage toilets, LGNZ, LGNZ conference, Magnolia, New Zealand International Convention Centre, NZICC, Oak, PAUP, Port Future, pre-1944, Seismic Exemplar, Seymour Street, special character, Swimming pool fencing, Tole Reserve, volcanic, volcanic viewshaft, Vos Yard, Waitemata Green, Western Springs High School, YEM, York Street, Young Elected Members | 1 Comment

Under Threat in the Auckland Unitary Plan: Special Character, Pre-1944 Building and Demolition Overlay, and Volcanic Viewshaft Protection

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Vernon Tava

The Panel of Independent Commissioners on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) have issued interim guidance memoranda on matters of significance: special character areas, the pre-1944 building and demolition control overlay, and volcanic viewshaft protection. The purpose of the guidance … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland, Auckland Council, Heritage, Local Board | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, heritage, historic heritage, planning, pre 1944 demolition control overlay, pre-1944, special character, Unitary Plan, viewshaft, volcanic, volcanic viewshafts | 1 Comment

May 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during May 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio co-holder … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, board, Cox's Bay, Coxs, cricket pitch, Domain Committee, local board, Myers Park Stage 2, Myers Park Stage II, Newmarket Laneway, pre-1944, pre-1944 survey, report, Salisbury Reserve, SHA, Tole Reserve, tranche 7, Victoria Park, Waitemata Local Board | Leave a comment

Mending the holes in the heritage protection blanket: 16-18 Crummer Road, Ponsonby

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Vernon Tava

This story is complex but illuminating as to the state of heritage protection in Auckland. Currently standing at 16-18 Crummer Road are a pair of two-storey Victorian wooden villas built, according to Council Heritage, in the 1880s-1890s. In July 2014, … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Heritage | Tagged 16-18 Crummer, Auckland, auckland council, Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, heritage, Ponsonby, pre-1944 | Leave a comment

December 2014 – January 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during December 2014 and January 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Co-holder of the Heritage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports | Tagged 3 Brighton, 43 Arthur, auckland council, Christmas lights, Cox's Bay, Cox's Bay Reserve, Franklin, Fukuoka Gardens, Independent commissioner, Making Good Decisions, New Zealand International Convention Centre, NZICC, pre-1944, RMA course, toilets, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park, Wintergardens | Leave a comment

November 2014 Local Board Member Report

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during November 2014 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Co-holder of the Heritage, Urban Design and … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports | Tagged 820 Great North, auckland council, Bruntlett, community library, CPTED, Fukuoka Gardens, independent commissioners course, Lighting, Making Good Decisions, Myers Park playground, NoR, pohutukawa, pohutukawa 6, pohutukawa six, pre-1944, St Luke's Intersection, Tole Reserve, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park | 1 Comment

Pre-1944 Demolition Control Not Protecting Heritage Buildings

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Vernon Tava

The pre-1944 demolition control was introduced in order to provide a check on the demolition of heritage properties in Auckland. The year 1944 has been chosen as the year from which assessments are based because this was the first year … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Heritage, Urbanism | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, demolition, heritage, historic heritage, overlay, PAUP, pre-1944, Unitary Plan | 2 Comments

August 2014 Local Board Member Report

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Vernon Tava

Executive Summary This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during August 2014 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead portfolio holder of Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Co-portfolio holder of the Heritage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports | Tagged citizenship, K Rd, Kiss The Fish, Local alcohol policy, pre-1944, pre-1944 overlay, Salisbury, sharps, sharps bins, Waitemata Local Board, Western Springs Pines | Leave a comment